New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-09
SOME GENERAL RESULTS.

In the light Of yesterdays voting. it must be
said that the country reaffirms its verdict
against President Cleveland and his party.
Here. within ten miles of New York City Hall,
is t, be found whatever hold the Solid South
has upon the Government Of the country. This
State, above the Harlem River, casts large
majority against the Presidents party; New
Jersey appears to have elected another Repub-
lcan Legislature Rhode Island sends Repub-
lcan where there was failure to elect one last
year. and so makes sure Republican majority
of States if the next Presidential election
should be thrown into the House; Massachu-
sets and Pennsylvania defend the principles
of protection by Republican majOrities, and
OHIO responds to the Presidents anxious efforts
to defeat Governor Foraker by giving to that
gallant Republican leader majority apparently
increased by some thousands. Even III Nir-
ginia Republican gains are reported. But New
York does not yet seem to overcome tho
powerful Democratic preponderance in this
chief importing city.
1t may yet prove that the Rhode Island cleo
ton was one of tho most important of the year.
With a House equally divided. voting by
States. failure to elect a President by the
Electoral College would have led to disgraceful
and dangerous barganngs. One of the most
exciting elections in Rhode Island for twenty
years has put an end TO all uncertainty, If tho
choice of President falls to the House, and
assured in that contingency Republican vic
tory. Particularly gratifying, too, Is the YER
dict in Ohio, where a secret combination of
Democrats with Labor managers and large
corruption fund raised by "volnntary cOntri-
buttons" of many thousand Democratic officials,
were by Democrats expected to insure the
defeat of the loyal Governor who blocked the
Presidents attempt to surrender captured flags
TO Southern States. Ii has been no secret that
the President was especially anxious to secure
Governor FOrakers defeat. and the reported
Republican gains la that central State have an
especial significance.
From the West the partial returns are salts
factory. No comfort for free traders appears
as yet in the tidhgs from beyond the Alegha
MES. In New-Jcrsey the handsome Republican
victories reported in Essex and some other
counties appear to assure Republican Legis-
laturc and to help toward the election of a Re-
publican Senator in place of Mr.. Mcpherson.
Nor does the promise of :" free raw materials
seem to have shaken the fidelity of Massachu-
sets to the American policy under which all
development. Men who trusted the Presidents
professions regarding Civil Service reform, in
Massachusetts as in other States. have contrast
ed with those professions the removals Of
10000 faithful officials, the appointment of
many unworthy men. and the grnersl use of
the public service as partisan machine.
1t is to be regretted that the Republicans Of
NewYOrk cannot yet contribute to this chorus
of loyal victories. But in this State, also. the
election of q Legislature Republican in both
branches blocks many Democratic schemes,
while the gains in some localities show how
easily the State could have been carried had
the full Republican vote been poled The YER
dict of the country Is not favorable TO Presi-
dent Cieveland's Administration, nor to the
plans of Democratic Free Traders. Whether
it has been emphatic enough to prevent re-
vival Of tariff agitation next winter is doubtful.